Dinosauria›Reptilia
Aviatyrannis Aviatyrannis jurassica Rauhut 2003
/ˈeɪvɪˌæɾɪɹˌæniz/
estimated
Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · 154.8–149.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
Portugal
Region
Centro
Formation
Alcobaça
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Overview
Aviatyrannis jurassica is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 154.8–149.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Centro, Portugal. It was named by Rauhut 2003. The species is represented by 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~8%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 2 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Aviatyrannis jurassica sits in deep time
Aviatyrannis
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Aviatyrannis jurassica's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.